Revelation 21:17
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
KJV
καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὸ τεῖχος αὐτῆς ἑκατὸν τεσσεράκοντα τεσσάρων πηχῶν, μέτρον ἀνθρώπου, ὅ ἐστιν ἀγγέλου.
Greek NT
Et mensus est murum ejus centum quadraginta quatuor cubitorum, mensura hominis, quæ est angeli.
Vulgate
And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
ASV
And he measured the wall thereof an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an angel. The measure of a man, i.e., According to the measure of men, and used
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- Isa 8:1 — Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.
- Rev 13:18 — Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
- Rev 21:12 — And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: